Experimental infection of canine peritoneal macrophages with visceral and dermotropic Leishmania strains

A study was carried out using macrophages cultured from the peritoneal exudate of dogs infected in vitro with three species of Leishmania: L. (L.) chagasi, L. (Viannia) braziliensis and L. (L.) amazonensis with the aim of investigating the growth kinetics and infectivity of these species in the host...

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Main Authors: MF Madeira, EGO Barbosa-Santos, MCA Marzochi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1999-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000500015